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airbags

airbags is the plural of airbag.

Meaning of airbag

Noun

airbag (plural airbags)

  1. A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
    • In a fast German car / I'm amazed that I survived / An airbag saved my life1997, “Airbag”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead
  2. A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, or for lifting objects in firefighting, etc.
    • As part of a scene in a movie, a stuntman falls from the top of a 95-foot-tall building into a large airbag directly below him on the ground, as shown in Figure 15-3.2005, Alan Tussy, R. Gustafson, Developmental Mathematics for College Students, page 1030
  3. (slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.

Questions about airbags

What is airbags the plural of?
Airbags is the plural of airbag.

Words near airbags in the dictionary

  1. airation
  2. Airavata
  3. airbag
  4. airbagged
  5. airbagless
  6. airbags
  7. airball
  8. airballed
  9. airballing
  10. airballs
  11. airband

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